pluralize

sknano.core.strings.pluralize(word, count)

Make a word plural by adding an s if count != 1.

Parameters:

• word (str) – the word
• count (int) – the word count

Returns:

Return type:

str

Examples

On occasion, it is desirable to describe a numerical value in terms of a noun which the number is quantifying. For example, given a function which accepts a numerical parameter n and returns a string describing the number of n objects, then this helper function may be of use. For example:

>>> from sknano.core import pluralize
>>> def apple_count(n):

... return ‘{} {}’.format(n, pluralize(‘apple’, n)) ... >>> [apple_count(i) for i in range(3)] [‘0 apples’, ‘1 apple’, ‘2 apples’]